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Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:

Roy J. Beard art collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-007
Abstract

This early 20th century art collection was given to the University by distinguished alumnus and Houston businessman Roy J. Beard, along with several other individuals. The collection consists of 38 artworks: sixteen oil paintings on canvas, one oil painting on masonite, twenty sepia-toned engravings, and one pressed repousse copper plaque.

Dates: early 20th century

Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation. "Etching: Background and Methods"

 Item — Item 39: [Barcode: 0112222500426]
Scope and Contents

Framed text panel titled "Etching: Background and Methods", produced by the Roy J. Beard Art Foundation. Text provides the history of etching, noting that the first recorded etching was made by Swiss artist Urs Graf in 1513, as well as an overview of common methods used to produce an etched image.

Dates: 1960s-1970s

Santa Claus and the Bike, woodblock; reverse features an airplane, car, floral design, and male and female symbols

 Item — Box 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates: circa 1970 - 1992

Seashells woodblock; reverse side has additional shells and a pair of birds

 Item — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates: circa 1970 - 1992

Stephen F. Austin portrait

 Item — Item 30: [Barcode: 0112222500137]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York),...
Dates: early 20th century

Stonewall Jackson portrait

 Item — Item 36: [Barcode: 0112222500913]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York),...
Dates: early 20th century

The Good Old Boys title woodblock by Barbara Whitehead; reverse side features a snake and an eagle, circa 1985

 Item — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates: circa 1985

The Last Supper

 Item — Item 18: [Barcode: 0112222500905]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York),...
Dates: early 20th century

The Roy J. Beard art collection

 Item — Item 40: [Barcode: 0112222504691]
Scope and Contents

Framed pamphlet titled "Something About Roy J. Beard, 1888-1971" and a typescript listing trustees of the Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation.

Dates: 1960s-1970s

Thomas Stuart Burnett. "Eugene Aram." [Teacher and student sculpted in marble.], 1881

 Item — Item 15
Scope and Contents Artist: Thomas Stuart Burnet, SC (1853-1888) Medium: Marble scupltureThis sculpture was gifted to the University by the Class of 1913. Mr. Floyd Gates announced the gift of this sculpture at Homecoming 1969 - just months after Apollo 11 landed on the moon. In his comments, Mr. Gates states their class's appreciation for the opportunities provided by the University. He concluded with a poem:We have left out footprints on the Moon and tomorrow we sail for...
Dates: 1881

Title woodblock from Maveric Crew: The Life and Death of Country Music Singer by R.G. Vliet, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates: undated

Two posters featuring three fish and a quote advertising Whitehead & Whitehead Book Publishers’ Services, one annual broadside for the Book Club of Texas, various Barbara Whitehead prints including two of Sam Houston, two of Charles Goodnight, and two of J. Frank Dobie. All prints embossed Encino Press, undated

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates: undated

Ulrich W. Fisher. Untitled. [California seascape with cloudy sky at sunset - incoming tide on rocky shore.]

 Item — Item 11: [Barcode: 0112222504956]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York),...
Dates: early 20th century

Ulrich W. Fisher. Untitled. [Gulf Coast seascape with quiet sea by moonlight, sand dues in foreground.]

 Item — Item 3: [Barcode: 0112222504949]
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York),...
Dates: early 20th century

Untilted ["Spooky Old Main"] by Ernest Dennard, oil or acrylic painting, 1969

 Item — Item 4: [Barcode: 0112221492666]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is an artificial collection of paintings and prints held by the University Archives, Texas State University. Art that is not purchased by the Texas State Galleries is considered to be part of the University Art Collection. Pieces are added to this listing when they are accessioned by the University Archives for preservation, digitization, and/or inventory control.

Dates: 1969

Untitled [Aquarena fountains] by Robart, framed oil on canvas, 1986

 Item — Item 9: [Barcode: 0112222056809]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is an artificial collection of paintings and prints held by the University Archives, Texas State University. Art that is not purchased by the Texas State Galleries is considered to be part of the University Art Collection. Pieces are added to this listing when they are accessioned by the University Archives for preservation, digitization, and/or inventory control.

Dates: 1986

[untitled] Bill Kolbe watercolor, unframed [Photographer on quad facing Old Main with a rainbow above the building, within a painted frame that has a bluebonnet, bobcat, bicyclist, and two cardinals overlapping the frame], 1991

 Item — Item 3: [Barcode: 0112221496774]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is an artificial collection of paintings and prints held by the University Archives, Texas State University. Art that is not purchased by the Texas State Galleries is considered to be part of the University Art Collection. Pieces are added to this listing when they are accessioned by the University Archives for preservation, digitization, and/or inventory control.

Dates: 1991

Untitled color photographic portrait of Senator Johnson. [Lyndon Johnson standing in front of a bookcase], c.1950s

 Item — Item 23: [Barcode: 0112222505698]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is an artificial collection of paintings and prints held by the University Archives, Texas State University. Art that is not purchased by the Texas State Galleries is considered to be part of the University Art Collection. Pieces are added to this listing when they are accessioned by the University Archives for preservation, digitization, and/or inventory control.

Dates: c.1950s

Untitled [Thinking Scientist], framed painting, undated

 Item — Item 6: [Barcode: 0112221492674]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is an artificial collection of paintings and prints held by the University Archives, Texas State University. Art that is not purchased by the Texas State Galleries is considered to be part of the University Art Collection. Pieces are added to this listing when they are accessioned by the University Archives for preservation, digitization, and/or inventory control.

Dates: undated